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My son sends me photos as zipped files. I can click to open them, but how
can I permanently unzip them? WH, Lingdale, Cleveland

Zipped files have been compressed, typically to make them small enough to
email. To permanently unzip, or decompress, a file or an entire folder,
navigate to where it is stored on your computer, right-click on the file and
select Extract All.

You are about to make a copy of the contents, so you will be prompted for the
destination where you want the files to be saved. It can be anywhere on your
PC or attached storage. Navigate to the folder where you want to store the
photos, make sure the “Show extracted files” box is checked and click OK.

When the extraction is complete, your destination folder will open and you
will be able to see all the uncompressed files; double-click on any one of